Narrative:

On a VFR flight to dayton, oh, I made an unscheduled fuel stop at what I believed to be kokomo, in, airport. It turned out to be grissum AFB about 9 mi north and 5 mi west of kokomo. I tried to contact kokomo unicom but received no answer. (It turned out that the only FBO just started business the previous day.) I did see a tower but thought it was inoperative. At no time did I get a red light, as I passed downwind or on final, for the southwest runway. I wasn't aware of my mistake till I was stopped by the base security police on the ramp. I was allowed to proceed after they photocopied my license and aircraft registration. I guess my mistake was too eager to get on the ground to go to the bathroom and get fuel! A long descent to pattern altitude obstructed my vision from seeing the correct airport.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG ARPT APCH UNAUTH LNDG. UNAUTH PENETRATION OF AIRSPACE. RWY INCURSION. UNAUTH RWY OP. LNDG WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: ON A VFR FLT TO DAYTON, OH, I MADE AN UNSCHEDULED FUEL STOP AT WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE KOKOMO, IN, ARPT. IT TURNED OUT TO BE GRISSUM AFB ABOUT 9 MI N AND 5 MI W OF KOKOMO. I TRIED TO CONTACT KOKOMO UNICOM BUT RECEIVED NO ANSWER. (IT TURNED OUT THAT THE ONLY FBO JUST STARTED BUSINESS THE PREVIOUS DAY.) I DID SEE A TWR BUT THOUGHT IT WAS INOP. AT NO TIME DID I GET A RED LIGHT, AS I PASSED DOWNWIND OR ON FINAL, FOR THE SW RWY. I WASN'T AWARE OF MY MISTAKE TILL I WAS STOPPED BY THE BASE SECURITY POLICE ON THE RAMP. I WAS ALLOWED TO PROCEED AFTER THEY PHOTOCOPIED MY LICENSE AND ACFT REGISTRATION. I GUESS MY MISTAKE WAS TOO EAGER TO GET ON THE GND TO GO TO THE BATHROOM AND GET FUEL! A LONG DSCNT TO PATTERN ALT OBSTRUCTED MY VISION FROM SEEING THE CORRECT ARPT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.